Jeremy Bentham was a leading English philosopher and social thinker of the 18th and early 19th century.He was famous for his idea of 'panopticon' - a proposal for a prison in which every inmate can be watched by a guard in a central tower.He also helped establish Britain's first police force - London's Thames River Police - in 1800.The philosopher believed people should make themselves useful in both life and death, and encouraged others to donate their bodies to medical science.But after he died, the preservation of his head went wrong, leaving the head with dark and dried skin.The head was eventually deemed by staff at University College London - where Bentham has been on display since 1850 - to be too scary for the public.But it will now go back on display at the university for the first time in decades as part of a new exhibitionHead will go on display at University College London for the first time in decadesThe piece was removed by staff after it was deemed too gruesome for the public Experts are using the opportunity to test Bentham's DNA to see if he was autistic Before his death in 1832, philosopher Bentham insisted his body was preservedHe wanted the 'auto-icon' to be presented to his friends if they were missing himjeremy bentham, utilitarianism, philosophy, lecture, education, pleasure, jeremy bentham books, jeremy bentham quotes, jeremy bentham lost, wisdom, the school of life, thinkers, history, liberty, hedonism, legislation, human motivation, autopsy report, psychic, scary, dead body, http://www.dailymail.co.uk